Eddystone council approves police contract

EDDYSTONE ó Council, at its October meeting, ratified a new four-year police contract calling for a total wage increase of 12 percent over the life of the contract for the police departmentís eight full-time officers. The contract will run through Dec. 31, 2016.

The hourly rate for part-time officers will be not less than $17 per hour, retroactive to Jan. 1, but nothing in the contract shall prevent the borough from paying a greater hourly rate to any part-time officer.

In another police matter, acting police chief Ed Mokshefsky said a state grant of $6,650 for targeting aggressive drivers resulted in the issuance of 702 citations and 95 arrests over three different periods. The acting chief said the Industrial Highway (Route 291) was selected for the agrssive drivers program.

Council president Karen Keeves asked Mohshefsky to mobilize at least two bike patrol officers to be on duty Mischief Night and Halloween night.

In other borough business, council accepted $39,653 in state liquid fuels funds for road related use, and $46,612 in general municipal pension system state aid in accordance with the Municipal Pension Plan Funding and Recovery Act.